Chapter 256: Chapter – 253 Gathering Kekkei Genkai
A few days later, the Land of Birds.
The four shinobi wearing the traditional turtle neck cloak of Akatsuki were walking through the dense forest.
Glancing at Hiruko next to him, Sasori who was hiding in his Hiruko puppet armor complained, "I really don't understand why Pain agreed to your absurd request and assigned all the members of the organization to kidnap so many shinobi with different Kekkei Genkai!"
Hiruko was not bothered by Sasori's question and spoke, "Even the leader with the eyes of Rikudo Sennin must realize that my plan is very useful, therefore, he took my request seriously and agreed to help me with the power of the organization!"
Inferiority has always been hidden in Hiruko's heart, he has always wanted to prove himself and show that he too is no inferior to any legendary shinobi, but his mediocre talent has always gotten in his way which has caused him to be ignored time and time again.
When he was in Konoha, Hiruko did all he could to prove himself that he was not inferior to the Sannin, but the difference between the Sannin and him was too wide and that difference kept becoming bigger and bigger as time passed.
Unwilling to accept this reality, and anger at himself for not being good enough, Hiruko broke through all moral shackles and delved himself into the study of the human body, and carried out many crazy and cruel human experiments.
The Chimera Technique is the culmination of his hard work and the fact that the leader of Akatsuki chose to support his Kekkei Genkai Stealing Plan, deeply moved Hiruko's heart, and made him very happy.
Hiruko's greatest desire is not strength, but recognition, and the fact that Pain, who has Rinnegan, the eye of Rikudo Sennin supports his plan, which in itself is akin to recognition, and this also made him feel a sense of belonging with the Akatsuki.
Sasori snorted disdainfully after hearing Hiruko's words.
Hiruko did not care about Sasori's tsundere attitude and spoke with a grin, "Sasori, I have to tell you that your choice of giving up your physical body is wrong!"
Sasori stopped and stared at Hiruko with a murderous look, his eyes carrying the killing intent that he would kill Hiruko any moment and make him into a puppet, "Ignorant guy, do you think you have the qualification to challenge my art?"
In the previous battle against Sandaime Hokage, Sasori lost an arm, which motivated him to finally give up the useless human body and completely turn his body into a puppet.
Hiruko chose to ignore the term 'qualification' and said, "You don't need to get so angry over a small suggestion, facts will prove everything to you!"
Sasori said coldly, "When you have completed your so-called plan, I will teach you in person about my puppetry!"
Unlike Sasori and Hiruko who were having a constant conflict, Shinno and Kakuzu who were at the front were mostly silent with occasional few words.
At this time, Shinno smiled and spoke, "The task this time will really be troublesome for Kakuzu-san, I just hope that it will not delay Kakuzu-san's personal matters for too long."
Everyone in the Akatsuki knows Kakuzu's love of money and they all understand this full well that as long as there is some free time between the assigned tasks, Kakuzu will most definitely go to the Black-Market to take bounty tasks and earn more money, therefore, Kakuzu is generally a very busy person.
Kakuzu said with a gloomy expression, "Not only the Land of Fire, but even the other countries are persecuting and suppressing the Black-Market circle, as such no decent tasks are available in the Black-Market!"
Shinno spoke with a frowning expression, "Amatsukami's actions have caused much more damage for people like us haven't they?"
With his experience, Shinno is also quite clear with the pattern of the Shinobi world.
As far as he understands, the Akatsuki Organization that he is part of; is an extremely powerful secret organization in the world, and no matter which shinobi village, Akatsuki is fully capable of destroying them and subverting the pattern of the shinobi world.
And the fact that Amatsukami which popped out of nowhere also seems to have a similar level of strength as Akatsuki, and has already started to pose such a great threat to the five great villages, really makes Shinno feel very surprised.
After a moment of consideration, Shinno asked, "Shinichi is also from the Uchiha Clan, shouldn't he be aware of the real identity of Homusubi?"
Kakuzu shook his head, "The last time I met him, I asked Shinichi if he is aware of who Homusubi could be, all he said was 'I don't have even the slightest of the clue of who Homusubi is, and how he popped out of thin air!' And based on his expression, I can judge that he wasn't lying about it."
Shinno also muttered with a thoughtful expression, "Firstly, Ice Release user who could go toe-to-toe with Sandaime Hokage, then an unknown missing Uchiha with Mangekyou Sharingan who can fight against Kumogakure's A-B Combo, then there is Magnet Release user, and then there is mysterious leader, 'Yama' such strength is more than enough to completely destroy a small shinobi village within minutes if anything. Even I am unable to understand how they are appearing out of thin air."
Kakuzu grunted in anger, "Ever since I fought with Amatsukami, my source of fortune has been cut off, on our next battle, I have to make sure that I take their hearts to make up for my losses!"
After this, some small discussions continued, and soon, the four people arrived at a fork in the road. One path leading to the Land of Bears and the other towards the Land of Earth.
Looking at the two different paths before him, Hiruko said, "From here, let's split up, I and Shinno will go to the Land of Bear to deal with the shinobi with the Dark Release Kekkei Genkai, while your duo will bring the Steel Release user from the Land of Earth."
Sasori did not reply to Hiruko, just started to walk towards the Land of Earth together with Kakuzu to bring the Steel Release user as fast as possible and be done with it.
As Sasori and Kakuzu disappeared on the path, Hiruko and Shinno nodded towards each other and moved towards the Land of Bear.
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Somewhere near the Land of Whirlpools.
Boom…
With a loud muffled noise of colliding with wood, Uchiha Shinichi was violently knocked several trees along the path and finally stopped the fall.
But before he could calm down, a high speed after image flickered through the cover of smoke and dust and disappeared instantly, and just a moment later a fast Kunai pierced through his heart.
It was at this moment that Biwa Juzo arrived with his Kubikiribocho, and waved it fiercely, slashing across the incoming path of the after image with his trusty sword.
Ding…
The sword that the after image carried with him collided with Kubikiribocho, and for a moment several ear-piercing sounds of metal collision resounded through the forest when suddenly there was a loud explosion.
After temporarily repelling the afterimage, Biwa Juzo watched his surroundings vigilantly and retreated near Shinichi who has already recovered from the injury just a few moments ago, "Are you okay?"
"**Puke** Shinichi vomited out the blood stuck in his throat, and asked Juzo with an annoyed tone, "Answer me Juzo, just why in the hell are we fighting this guy!?"
Biwa Juzo said, "Obviously because this is the leader's order, you can't complain about it."
"But wasn't he supposed to be controlled by some sort of 'Puppet Curse'? Then why in the hell is he not? His speed is too fast, I reckon that only Yondaime Raikage would be able to match such speed!" – Shinichi paused here and wiped away the blood from the corners of his mouth and continued, "Even if I can keep track of him with my Mangekyou Sharingan, what's the point if I can't even keep up with that freakish speed!?"
Juzo also thought about what Shinichi said, based on the information they were given at the time they were issued with the task; it was stated that the target would be under the control of a puppet curse, and their job was to only safely bring him to the target destination, but that's not happening here.
"Well, for now, we can't figure out the reason why the puppet curse that was supposed to work is not working, we have to deal with him regardless of any issues, remember the detail we have, he is a shinobi with Swift Release Kekkei Genkai, and the fact that he has those light red hair must mean that he has Uzumaki Blood in his body!"
Shinichi nodded but he was more confused, "But wasn't the Uzumaki Clan annihilated by the four villages even before the Second Shinobi War began?"
Juzo sighed, "It's true that Uzumaki Clan was annihilated, but some members of this clan still exist in the shinobi world."
Shinichi muttered with a sullen look, "Swift Release coupled with Uzumaki physique and large Chakra reserve, this guy is not only extremely fast but is also very apt in taijutsu to complement his Kekkei Genkai, it's going to be a pain in the ass to capture this guy alive!"
Biwa Juzo nodded and gave Shinichi a serious glance, "Right, so it's about time you start taking this seriously. If we don't catch him, it will be difficult to explain this to the leader, you can't be lazy here unlike all the time."
Shinichi who was reprimanded by Juzo grinned slightly, "So you have been noticing my laziness all the time, huh?"
Juzo sighed, "I don't understand why you don't take anything related to Akatsuki seriously, but since you have decided to join the organization, you should at least perform the mission regardless of whatever other things you have in mind, I don't care what you do in your free time, but it's about time you start taking things a bit seriously, otherwise, I won't have anything to explain to leader!"
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Chapter 257: Chapter – 254 Swift Release and Storm Release
Having been seen through by Juzo, Shinichi sighed, he knows that although Juzo tries to be an indifferent and cruel person from the outside, in reality, Juzo is quite the opposite, for this reason, Shinichi has always teased Juzo saying that he is nothing like a brutal or ruthless person as most of the missing-nin.
Therefore, Shinichi also understands that this time Juzo reprimanded him, it is purely out of goodwill, as such decided to put away his lazy look for a while and take this mission seriously, "Okay-okay, I will complete this mission earnestly!"
Seeing that Shinichi finally decided to be somewhat serious, Juzo stopped talking nonsense and asked directly, "So, what's the plan?"
While observing his surroundings carefully with his Mangekyou Sharingan, Shinichi said, "Let's try going with Plan-33A, we came up with it a few days ago, it should work perfectly in this situation!"
Juzo nodded in agreement.
While the two were busy planning their next move, the Swift Release user saw this as an opportunity, and immediately went for an attack, using the fastest speed he could reach, he rushed towards Biwa Juzo and stab through his throat fiercely.
Almost at the same instant, Shinichi who was already prepared completed the hand signs and shouted, 'Fire Release: Fireball Jutsu'
Prompted by his Chakra, a billowing hot stream of fire gushed out of Shinichi's mouth and rushed towards the incoming enemy.
The Swift Release user didn't expect Shinichi to suddenly use Fire Release Jutsu at such a perfect opportunity, and he knew that if he insisted on continuing the attack towards Juzo then he would be burned to crisp.
So, he immediately changed his movement trajectory to the right and dodged the incoming fire.
Suddenly, Juzo who was standing near Shinichi turned into water, and at the same time, another Juzo appeared on a tree opposite the fire and shouted, 'Water Release: Great Waterfall Jutsu!'
The huge streams of water and fire collided together, and in an instant, the entire forest was covered in mist.
Juzo continued to print the head seals, and shouted 'Ninja Art: Hiding in the Mist Jutsu!'
Instantly, the preexisting mist grew thicker blocking all the visual acuity.
But there lied the advantage, they have already confirmed that the Swift release user is not a sensor-nin, as such he will no longer be able to discern the direction he will be going, nor will he be able to locate his targets.
While Shinichi can see through the cover of mist with his Mangekyou Sharingan.
Although Juzo will have some trouble normally, he will still be able to discern the directions the enemy is moving in thanks to the chakra disruption in the mist giving feedback to Juzo.
Moreover, Juzo can also use Silent Killing, so there will be no sound from his movements.
Overall, this situation will be a complete advantage for Shinichi and Juzo's duo.
And the Swift release user seems to have realized that he was in a tough spot for now and tried to escape out of the forest.
Wherever he moved, he left behind a trail, which was easily noticed by Shinichi, and easily sensed by Juzo.
The moment Shinichi captured the enemy's movement trajectory, he suddenly flickered from his position and appeared at the spot where the enemy will be appearing in a second.
The Swift Release user had to attempt a change of direction at this instant, but the moment he tried to turn away, a silent sword cut through the cover of mist and arrived towards him.
The Swift Release user had to immediately use the sword in his hand to block that attack, but that short moment of pause was more than enough of an opportunity Shinichi needed to disrupt his chakra flow, successfully putting him in a Genjutsu with mere eye contact.
As soon as the enemy showed a momentary sluggishness, Juzo successfully knocked him out, and immediately injected the special drug inside the body of the captive, this drug would put him in an unconscious state until its antidote is injected into his body.
After confirming that the captive was in an unconscious state, Juzo sighed in relief and said to Shinichi, "Mangekyou Sharingan's Genjutsu is really useful in such battles!"
Shinichi didn't care, Mangekyou Sharingan is nothing more than a tool for him now, and he really doesn't care anymore, so long as it keeps working then that's all that matters.
"Now that he has been captured, let's return to the Land of Rain and deliver this guy to Hiruko for whatever reason he needs him for!"
Juzo nodded and after tying the captive limbs with chakra sealing tags, he passed him over to Shinichi, who held him over his shoulder and both started moving towards the Land of Rain.
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Somewhere around the border of the Land of Fire and the Land of Hot Water.
A spiraling whirl suddenly appeared in the void and out came a masked-man wearing a black cloak over his body.
After taking a casual look around him, he jumped over a tree, as if waiting for something.
At this time, Zetsu's body rose up from the tree bark and informed the masked-man, "Our spy in Kumogakure has given information and confirmed the location where the 2nd Gokage Summit is going to be held, the Kage's have agreed to assemble at the Hozuki Castle in the Land of Grass!"
The masked-man was surprised, "Hozuki Castle? Why there?"
Zetsu said, "None of the five great shinobi villages trust each other, and they have been at a stalemate with each other, so finally they decided to meet at Hozuki Castle, which is located at a fair amount of distance from all five of the villages."
The masked-man nodded and asked again after thinking a little, "Have you confirmed Kumogakure's candidates who will be attending the meeting?"
Zetsu nodded, "From Kumogakure, Raikage will obviously be attending the Summit, but because Amatsukami's targets are the nine Bijuu, so he has decided to not take either of the Jinchuriki with him, as such two Jonin will be following him, one is the shinobi who was the vice-captain of the peace delegation that went to Konoha, while the other one is a user of Storm Release Kekkei Genkai."
As soon as he heard this, the masked-man smiled, "Very good!"
One of the Kekkei Genkai that Hiruko needs for his ritual is Storm Release, although there are many users of Strom Release, most of them are concentrated in Kumogakure.
As such, if Akatsuki plans to catch a Storm Release user, then they will have to attack Kumogakure, although there is no problem with it, it is still hassling.
And now that the masked-man has the information that a Storm Release user will be going to the Hozuki Castle as the Raikage's guard, so it is obviously best to capture him, this will be much easier than sneaking into Kumogakure and fighting and whatnot…
Not letting this opportunity go away, masked-man took out two black-cloaks with some golden pattern sewn on them, wore one of them upon him, and passed over the other to Zetsu, "Put on this Cloak and cover your face with those leaves, after you are ready, you will be the bait and lead the Raikage away from his two guards."
Zetsu who received the Black-Cloak from the masked-man observed it for a while, he was able to notice that this cloak was very similar to the disguising cloak that the members of Amatsukami wear, as such Zetsu can't help but be surprised, "You want us to pretend to be members of Amatsukami, so as to put the blame of the missing ninja upon Amatsukami's head?"
The masked man nodded.
Since now he has been unable to find any useful information about Amatsukami, therefore, he has to be extremely vigilant when dealing with them.
Initially, he did not care too much about Amatsukami's goals as long as they don't interfere with his Project Tsuki no Me, but now that Amatsukami has officially declared that they will start targeting the nine Bijuu, so masked-man can no longer ignore their presence.
At this moment Akatsuki has not started to collect the Bijuu and is still in the initial phase of gathering excellent shinobi under their command who can contend with Bijuu, so the masked man is unwilling to fight Amatsukami head-on for now, but at the same time, he can no longer sit back and watch Amatsukami growing stronger!
Therefore, this 2nd Gokage Summit is another opportunity for him to indirectly target Amatsukami! When the blame of the missing shinobi from all the villages is put on Amatsukami, then Amatsukami would have made an enemy out of all the shinobi villages, and all of them will unanimously point their fingers and weapons towards Amatsukami and do all they can to eradicate this organization.
And when that happens, Amatsukami's threat will either be completely eliminated or will be lowered down so that the masked-man will no longer have to worry about them.
A such putting the blame on Amatsukami's head is extremely necessary for the Kage's to direct their fingers towards Amatsukami, and using this disguise is the best option to achieve that objective.
Zetsu understood the masked man's approach and complied.
With both of them disguised as the member of Amatsukami, Zetsu led them towards their goal and the two soon discovered Raikage and his two guards rushing towards the Land of grass for the Gokage Summit.
Looking at the Raikage and his entourage moving towards the Land of Grass, masked-man signaled Zetsu, "Go!"
Zetsu who was dressed as an unknown member of Amatsukami retracted into the ground.
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P.O.V. Change.
Yondaime Raikage and his two guards were moving towards the Land of Grass.
Then suddenly one of his subordinates stopped and whispered while pointing in a certain direction, "Raikage-sama, look there… from the type of clothes he is wearing he seems to be a member of Amatsukami going somewhere."
Ay narrowed his eyes as soon as he heard those words and looking in that direction, he was indeed surprised because from the disguise which included the black cloak printed with some strange golden pattern and that green leafy structure over his head, whether he is a person or plant? Whichever he may be, but he seems to be a member of Amatsukami!
What's more, that person doesn't seem to have noticed these three as if he was busy in some thoughts.
Rai (the Storm Release user) said, "Do you think he is a member of Amatsukami?"
Blue Lightning started to flicker around the Raikage as he said, "We will find out when I break his hands and legs!"
Whoosh…
Leaving that sentence he suddenly disappeared from his position and ran in the direction of the suspected Amatsukami member.
The suspected member of Amatsukami suddenly noticed something coming towards him and, and his expression shrank, and he fled into the distance immediately using his unique technique.
The Raikage who was coming towards the suspected member of Amatsukami narrowed his eyes, he immediately understood that the person is indeed a member of Amatsukami, as such he must not be allowed to escape, so he urged the Lightning Chakra around him more violently increasing his speed several times and shouted, "You bastard, don't think that you will manage to get away this time!"
Seeing that Raikage-sama disappearing so fast, Rai shouted hurriedly, "Raikage-sama, please wait, it could be a trap!"
However, before, Rai's voice could reach Raikage, he has already disappeared.
Now Rai and the other Jonin looked at each other.
The other Jonin asked with a frown, "What to do now?"
Rai sighed and spoke with a helpless expression, "What else can we do? Follow them of course! I am afraid that it could be a trap designed by Amatsukami to attack Raikage-sama!"
Just as he spoke, a spiraling whirl appeared behind the two of them, before the two of them could notice the sudden appearance of spiraling whirl, a hand stretched out of it, held Rai by the neck and dragged him inside the spiraling whirl!
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